Workers Called Upon to Rally To Defense of Public Schools
The AFL executive council urges labor to defend the public school system amid cutbacks in facilities and teacher salaries. It warns of alarming budget reductions, stresses kindergarten importance, and calls for federal aid while stressing local and state responsibility.
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A. F. of
L. Executive Committee
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Washington
Hosiery Workers Rally To Union Seeks North Carolina Solidarity
High Point North Carolina reports a surge in seamless hosiery workers joining the American Federation of Hosiery Workers. Workers accuse mill owners and a company union of betraying them and seek union organization led by Lawrence Hogan. Hogan notes rapid applications and daily noon meetings at mill gates as interest soars.
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High Point
N. C
ILNS
North Carolina
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Industrial Workers' Association
D. W. Bradley
Lawrence Hogan
Hogan
Maas
Mill Gates
Labor Program Is Essential to Recovery Declared by Perkins
Frances Perkins, U S secretary of labor, told the American Federation of Labor convention in Washington that higher wages and shorter hours are essential to economic balance. She cited the national recovery act, projected continued gains in employment, and a new Labor Service and Labor Standards unit to study health and safety, wages, hours, housing, and education. The 566 delegates noted strong support for recovery measures and urged faster public works spending and broader labor representation.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Frances Perkins
American Federation of Labor
Miss Perkins
America
Roosevelt
United States of America
A. F. of L
Perkins
American Federation of Teachers
Faselem
Germany
United States
All Recovery Act
A. F P. of L
District of Columbia
First minimum pay set in N Y laundries
New York State enacts initial minimum fair wage rates for women and minors in laundry work effective Oct 2. In NYC area the rate is 81 cents per hour. elsewhere 27.5 cents per hour. A 10 percent bonus applies for short hours. Overtime over 45 hours pays time and a half at the minimum. Industrial Commissioner Andrews notes the step raises wages for over 80 percent of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
ILNS
New York
Andrews
New York State
Railroad Workers Vote to Strike Over Wage Cuts in Canada
Train service workers for Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways voted to authorize union leaders to strike in response to a second ten percent wage cut. The vote showed a substantial majority in favor, affecting about 0,000 workers.
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Montreal
ILNS
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railroads
Green Advocates Workers Strike as Last Resort
President William Green urges workers to use the National Labor Board and state boards to seek redress before striking. He stresses the right to strike as fundamental but to be exercised with caution and only as a last resort amid New Deal reforms. He calls for discipline among workers and orderly action.
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Green Advocates
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Board
William Green
Green
America
Fuller Unionization Urged To Defeat Code Chiselers
Washington officials report John J. Manning urges stronger union organization to prevent NRA code evasion. He backs the National Recovery Act while warning it cannot solve all injustices and calls for intensified efforts to organize all workers eligible for union membership.
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Fuller
Washington, D. C
ILNL
Union Labor Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
John J. Manning
Chinese Cotton Mill Strike Ended by Arrest of Leaders
In Tientsin 5000 workers at Yu nan Cotton Mill walked out to protest harsh conditions. Two days later General Yu Hauch Chung arrested 70 leaders under charges of instigating the strike, ending the walkout as arrests threatened further action.
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Tientsin
China
Yunan Cotton Mill Company
Yu Hauch-chung
Hopei
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